Tascam DA40 DAT Mecha Com Err on display
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- Опубликовано: 20 мар 2016
- Tascam DA40 Professional DAT recorder with the dreaded Mecha.Com.Err message. Owners manual says send for repair.
OK, lets fix it. A search of the internet shows nothing for this, so lets dive in with test gear and find the fault. 
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I've just bought a Tascam DA-45HR 24-BIT High Resolution format DAT deck which has the same error. I will be doing a video on channel when I try to repair it, but will certainly be referring to your superb video on the mechanically identical DA-40. This is a huge help, so many thanks for that. I also have a fully working DA-30 MKII.
Thanks for a really great clear video on how to do some simple maintenance to get these classic decks up and running. After watching you video a couple of times . . I waded on in and have just successfully changed all 3 rubber belts on my DA-40 and everything is now working silky smooth. I also cleaned the micro "tack" switches whilst I was in there per your other video. Really, really pleased with how it went. I did have a heart murmur when I first tried it after completing the work as the dreaded "Mech Comm Err" message appeared. I was only getting a "Loading Error" message before . .. so I was pretty sure it was just the belts. Anyways, the "Mech Comm Err" was caused by me trying the mechanism without putting the load tray front panel back on. Once that went back on . . we were rocking. Cheers Again
Thank you for this, I have just been offered a brand new boxed DA 40, but when we tried it I had the same error. Great video as it's given me the challenge to repair it!
Love your enthousiasm!!! Thanks for the video! Used to work in the studio with the Sony PCM-7030. This brings back old memories! Cheers, Rudolf from Amsterdam
Freaking love your DAT repairs!! So much good information packed into these videos!! I want to download your whole channel mate LOL :)
That was really good. I have a DA-40 i found in the garbage at the radio station I worked at everything's on HD now). Came with remote and worked fine for a year. Now has the MECH-ERR but I'm looking forward to peeling it apart! Thanks for the great video.
Check that 5 volt regulator.
Dave,
Thanks for doing this repair. I'm still learning, but I'll know that if I run across one of these machines with the Mecha.com.Err message, I won't be so intimidated.
I am amazed that the replacement belt was so expensive. It's hard to believe that Tascam couldn't use a standard belt size that was readily available. Maybe they just wanted to make some extra money?
Best, Tom
That was Tascam being Tascam. Just like Sony being Sony, they used to do that crap too so you had to buy their expensive parts. Both Panasonic and Sony did that with horizontal output transistors . They used a really common number, but if you use a generic version it would overheat and burn out.
Thank you very much for doing this. In fact I have the same unit and its throwing the same code. Mine so far seems to be one of the micro switches for the tray open and close mec. I also have a Panasonic 3700. Hopefully I can rob the switches. Trying to get mine working so I can archive audio from an old radio friend who passed away. Thanks again for sharing your expertise .
Hey Dave, recently I picked up one of these units (for alot more then 20 bucks) but it had problems and needed some work (of course). The mechanism and transport system was a mess. I had to tear both down to their bases, and wow, was it a can of worms I had opened. The mechanism (to me) was built so poorly and made so complicated that I assumed that Tascam never ever wanted to have anyone work on these units. Plastic fragile parts where metal should have been used, jammed mechanism, pin switches everywhere, and encoder switch that is hard to reach for cleaning (didn’t get it apart to clean), and don’t get me going on those almost invisible molecular nylon washers - don’t ever drop one. Boy, the Sony systems sure seems alot better designed for servicing. So the hobby-torcher-work continues ......
Hi ya 12voltvids, I just love watching you're video's on these repairs you do. It gives me idea's on how to fix errors I find on gear I try to fix myself. Just trying to keep things out of landfill as long as I can. Buy it, use it, ware it out. Then replace only where really needed.
Excelente vídeo, congrattulations!!
Very helpful video. I had the rubber band issue at 10:03 however, I was able to use one of my son's orthodontic rubber bands to replace the falling apart old band. Work's perfectly now.
Yes those bands fit perfectly.
awesome! I just got a Panasonic sv-3700 on Ebay and its clean and plays but seller says "no out put when hooked to speakers"
so...we'll see! great video sir
Brilliant skills! Great video again!
appreciate your expert technical knowledge ...
Such an easy repair. Back up and running. Thx!!
Great video, I have a DA30 with what appears to be the common loading belt issue. This was very helpful although the DA30 (not MK2) is a different layout). Apparently Othodontic belts that Mr.GotNoEvidence recommends are a very cheap and stronger alternative to Tascam's rip off priced ones. £2.95 for 100 pcs! I got those on his recommendation.
Fitzjames Wood Great suggestion! I would like to try it since the loading belt on my da-40 is slipping. Orthrodontic bands come in different sizes...what size did you get? Thanks!
Thanks for you videos i really in joy them , Look I have a Tascam DA-30mkll all belts have been changed to new ones it loads the tapes fine rewind , and fast forwards eject with no problems but for some reason it just will not play the Dat tape at all I even changed the power supply what do you think may be the problem?
You are amaizing person. Thanks for all videos. I'' wait for next /i hope to be some amp or receiver/
EVENING here from MD, I'm pretty new to this electrical repair business but I've watched your video multiple times and thought I'd give it a shot... Low and behold my regulators were fine and I cleaned all of the switches. do you know of any other reason and repair for the Men Com error??
Awesome Video,,, I am at the very part this video is at now, trying to find the problem, soon as I took off the board, I saw the smaller rubber belt was totally gone, melted away..So assuming I just found my problem, sad it's worse than yours on this particular machine.. My question is where in the world would I find a belt such as this,, I really want this machine back up and running, if I can get it fixed, Lots of old music I'd like to retrieve from old tapes..
I ordered the correct belt from teac USA in California.
Ever tried heatsink plaster for transistors which have short legs?
Congratulations for your latest DAT DA 40 ! ...I have a Tascam DA 302 that plays back too fast . I need your expert help.Could you please solve the problem ?
Neat machine and a great repair!
The tape looks like a mini DV video tape.
It it the same type of tape transport used in mini DV video camcorders?
+old64goat No totally different.MiniDV used evaporated matel tape DAT uses metal particle tape. Also the width. DV is 1/4' or 6.35mmDAT is 4mm, which is the same as the old audio cassette.Also MiniDV for video wrapped the drum 180' whereas DAT uses only a 90' wrap. Therefore the tape wear on DAT is much lower than video tape because there is less contact area. The drum spins at 2000 RPM in SP and 1000 in LP speed. DV spins at 9000 RPM. Because the heads are only in contact with the tape 50% of the time there needs to be memory buffer. So the data gets dumped during head contact, and stored in memory for the 50% of the time that there is no tape to head contact.
Very interesting, Thanks for that information and reply.
Looked like a headache. Very interesting.
Good job! I am trying to learn to do actual repairs but having trouble finding low voltage (3-6 volts originally) electrolytic caps (polarized) rated between 5-50 mfd. I will keep searching. I don't suppose 470 mfd will work. This is for pocket radios. I know they are open.
This was a relatively easy one.
I have the dreaded "Mecha.Com.Err." message as well. When I opened up the guts, I found the little load belt in the bottom of the cabinet. I'm assuming that's the likely culprit, and that's where I'll start. But do you think I have voltage/regulator/capacitor issues as well?
The load belt causes that issue as well.
Interesting. I have the very similar DA-30MKII, I had to change the loading motor belt but it's otherwise been superb. Alas no head hours readout on the 30 models, but it will sometimes play poor tapes where my consumer grade Sony machines struggle. I also now have a Sony PCM-7040 studio machine. OK, I probably have too many DAT machines already, but I really want a Tascam DA-45HR.
Despite what some claim, the tascam units had pretty solid mechanisms
If I was you, I wouldn’t bother with DA 45HR, I did own one, you wouldn’t Detect any audio difference Between 45HR and 40 or 30ll. And your tape recordings would be Not compatible with other dat machines, if you record in 24bit
Great video the inside of a dat looks like a VHS VCR. interesting.
I just got that car cam from China-bay this week that was a total of 17$. Took it out today, plan to post a vid very soon. All digital, I used a 4gb SDcard in it that I had. It worked pretty good, and I dropped it twice. I must say, um impressed, hope it works for more than a few months, but 17$, so ar, so good! I was surprized that it worked at all, or had a fair image. The same car cam went as high as 50$, but a little lookin scored this for 17$. Don
I am amazed at your ability as a diagnosticion, and at your fine steady hands. I think that you would have made [still make? McGill U] a fine surgeon. Since you explain and simplifly so succinkly, I believe that you would make an a excellant surgical professor. If you will forgive me, you have the touch of arrogance of a good surgeon.But you would have to leave the cat in the witing room. :~)I'm a recent watcher, but am going back and watching your other videos.A question I have is, if I watch a video on Comcast cable on youtube, do YOU get credit for a watch; and how do I "LIKE" the video? I really like your channel. Thanks for all your uploads, and I hope that youtube leaves you alone.P.S.: I'm old enough to be you granddad
I have a DA-40 that has no audio playback but shows drum time 8888h which cannot possibly be correct. What do you think it can be. No way it has 8888h on the head. And that number is too odd. Any info would be appreciated. Also the head amp of these has Tantalum caps correct? Have you ever done a recap on the head amp to see if it has regular lythics in there. Have not opened it yet just someone told me.
The only troubled i have had on the da40 is a 5 volt regulator, loading belt and broken solder on one of the flat pack chips.
Hello, I've been watching your videos for a while and you really get the job done, so I was wondering if you could help. I have a Tascam DA-30 and it plays and records fine but when I put it into rewind all I get is the whirring of the motors but nothing engages. Could you just point me in the direction of what I should be looking for to resolve this problem. Thanks
Since it is jut rewind, I would suspect that the drive gear that switches between the take up hub and supply hub is sticking.
Hi. Thanks for your info. I appreciate it. Could you just tell me where to start. Should I disassemble it first or try a cleaner. any info would be very helpful. Thanks.
i have a Tascam DA-45HR with the same error. wish i was savvy enough to fix it.
Haha "keep your paws off" Is that a message to your cat ? :)
Besides that, it is always nice with your videos that you teach others the trade "sort of" if you know what i mean, i hate how things changed over the
last 20 years that there is almost none component service these days...
+Hagis2k Virtually no service. When I got into the business in the early 80s they were saying that back then. I got out before the bottom fell out.Nobody is entering that trade anymore, and I can't blame them.
+12voltvids Yeah it kind of sucks that this business does not exist any longer, As a young kid i started to study to an electrician back in 1994-95 and i wanted to go for electronics in second and third grade. But as i was yound and dumb i didn't do what i was suppose to do in school so i got kicked out. But i have my revenge on my self since i restarted my education back of fall 2014. As soon as i am done i think i shall try to see if i can get the education to become an electronics engineer for construction.
Lets see what the future brings if ever the service type of job can return, its a shame that we throw away things that there is so small problems with like capacitors etc.
Hi what type of contact cleaner are you using? I have that detox 5
There are 3 I use. Deoxit d5 and d100 and nutrol by mg chemicals.
Nice fix and score. and LOL at the keep paws off message.
+coondogtheman1234 On on the old Radio Shack DMM. That was directed at one of my co workers at the shop I worked at. He was always stealing my meter. The boss had a real nice fluke 77, but after someone dropped it the boss said get your own meter, so I bought the cheapest one I could find. Still works, but not very accurate.I plan to do a demonstration doing some measurements with it and my fluke. It does do some things that my fluke does not though, like measure the gain on a transistor.
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Ahh so basically hands off my meter and get your own lol. Couldn't you calibrate that meter and make it more accurate? And sad thing about radio shack you heard?
+coondogtheman1234 Pretty much. Well Clive had a nasty habit of breaking things. He once stuck my meter probe in to measure a live circuit, and hit the B+ rail. Blew the nice sharp probe tip off my meter, and then called it an accident. He was an accident, and I ended up firing him.One of my pet peeves in live is that word "accident"That word should be struck from the English language. There is no such thing as an accident. There is cause, and effect. The effect of my probe being vaporized by a huge capacitor discharge. The cause, was Clive bumbling his way through and being careless.When I asked him to buy me a new lead set he said it wasn't his fault. When I asked the boss to buy me a new lead set, he said I shouldn't have leant it to clive. Lesson learned. That is why the boss didn't want anyone using his nice Fluke meter.I made a few enemies over the years. Had a friend want to "borrow" my camera so he could take pictures on his holiday. I said Sorry I don't lend my equipment. He got all pissy, his girlfriend of the time got all pissy. Called me a f*uking a**hole. My wife said why don't you just loan it to him. I said, are you willing to buy me a new one if it gets broken or stolen because I am sure they won't.Well I still have my camera, and I still have my wife, and I lost a friend over it. Apparently I spoiled their holiday.
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I don't loan my DVDs to people b/c I loaned a friend one of my games and it came back scratched and it wouldn't play. Then recently a family friend wanted to borrow a few of my DVDs and I said no. I was like "what do you think I am a video store?" I didn't say that though. Many of my movies mean a lot to me like my Mark Wahlberg movie collection which I'm still adding on to. and I don't want them getting scratched. If I had a way to rip all of my DVDs to a hard drive of some sort like a media playback device that hooks to your TV that would be great. Then I just pick a movie and watch it. and I've only loaned one of my cameras once and it came back fine but with tons of cool pics and videos. That was cool.
That meter you have is a neat one. I have a RadioShack brand one that I rescued out of their dumpster. I cleaned it all up and it works great. The only issue is the 23A 12 volt battery. Might just wire a 9V to it but theres no room.
+coondogtheman1234 I learned at a young age that if you loan something, you might as well say goodbye to it. I loaned an old school friend my LP Steve Miller Band back in the 70's. He stuck it beside a heater and gave it back to me warped. I went over to his house all fired up (I was about 11 at the time) and demanded that his parents replace the copy. They told me to beat it. I went home, and my dad went over to have a word with his dad. Things went down hill from there. My dad got fired up, and my friends dad, who was a cop, proceeded to arrest him for uttering threats.I never forgot that lesson. Don't loan anything because when the fit hits the shan, whoever borrows and breaks it can just say too bad so sad. Oh, and I didn't sit down for a month after my dad got through with me for sending him into a hornets nest.
This is Excellent Wonderful video! Thanks to it I solved my many years of trouble! It may be better to clean up the carpet at workshop with a vacuum cleaner a little more! lol
hello there,
i got this da-40 recently.when i play the tape,there's no sound,the signal left right also no signal,but,when i fast search the big knob,it has sound,i mean fast forward play,but when i dial back to normal speed back to no sound. do you think its the head cause?should i clean up the head?
btw,whats ur name dude? :)
Check the alignment. You need to scop the head preamp and check the waveform. If one of the guides is out of alignment it will mute the audio. When you go into search mode the audio mute is disabled so you can hear the searching. Dirty or worn heads can also cause this problem, as can bad surface mount electrolytics in the preamp. I know Sony had a problem with this, but the only thing I have had go wrong with my DA40 was the 5v regulator, and I bought it for 20.00 in that condition to fix.
Nice video. Is there a way to determine the number of hours used on Sony dat heads?
+Fred Chew Possibly with a special servicing remote control.
Fred Chew, on my DTC-55ES I can use the remote control to check head drum hours and make all the segments on the display light up at once, it's a hidden button on the remote control that you have to drill a hole in the case to access, well I didn't want to drill a hole, I split the case and pressed the hidden button, I didn't want to damage my remote.
So cool. "time on drum" is really nice.
+Andy Palm Up to 209 now.Put 10 hours on it since I put it into service last week.I run up big time hours on my machines, and this one is only for playback. I record on my old Sony 75ES.
I love my Sony gear,i just hope my D8 video cam holds out till i can copy 96 hours to DVD.
i just like tape. But at some point,I know i'll be replacing it.
+Andy Palm I have 3 D8 capable players now. I only use tape for temporary storage these days. I gave up on it as an acquisition format several years ago, and went file based.
I can see your happy as a vampire in a blood bank lol, what a smashing machine :-D.
I do like your intro video, its professional but gets the point over without complications.
I know you did that a good while back, ive watched most of your tech videos.
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7805 in plastic form :-(, i dont like plastic cases, too insulated, possibly was the 500ma version, you have improved the psu in my opinion.
Now if that was me doing the repair, "sods law" would be in operation, it would be the capacitor on the output of the regulator that went short lol, also taking out the 7805, just waiting for me to solder in a new 7805 victim to see death next :-D.
+zx8401ztv Looks like my Sony DTC790 needs another trip to the bench.Turned it on, and CAUTION came up on the display.
+12voltvids
Ooow thats an odd thing to display, you would think a code would be a logical message to tell the user, cryptical little devil lol :-D
+zx8401ztv According to the owners manual, there are many commands, like tape load error, and the remedy. This one it says to take it to authorized service center.Now this message could be caused by a number of things.It is just a generic message that tells the user that the mechanism is not communicating with the system control. When it initializes the mechanism attempts to run the loading motor to check that it is free. In this case the 5 volt supply was low, so there was no feedback. That 5 volt supply would be for one of the digital circuits, so no control of mechanism. No control of mechanism, no feedback, no feedback, communication error.The pin switches on the tape compartment, and tray will also cause an error. That is why they were cleaned first as I have had problems with those type of switches in the past.
+12voltvids I had a feeling those microswitch spray-outs were temporary. Sony playstation 3 optical drives suffer the same fate.
+THEtechknight
The switches were not the root cause but a starting point. It was the 5v regulator that was the culprit.
I have a DA 30 i'm not able to get to actually play the tapes, it'll load them in, but won't thread, would i be able to send that in for repair or could you instruct someone i know on how to repair it? i'm not skilled enough to do it myself.
If it won't thread then it is most likely the loading belt is slipping.
12voltvids the guy thinks it's gummed up. but i will tell him. thank you
A belt from an old pc cd-rom drive might have worked?
+Synthematix no it is smaller then that.
Yes, you do sound stoked by your new (old) machine.
Is that the 1st belt changed on that machine??
+Donald EllettI have no idea, if you listen to my commentary you will find out that I just bought it off Craigslist for $20.00. It is the first time I have even seen one of these machines.I repaired a Tascam DA30 Mk2 for a local musician about 20 years ago, and other than that I have never been inside one. That just shows that I can pick up something I have never worked on and figure it out how it works without a schematic, or service manual.
Your right - I just thought they may have said something about repaired before
+Donald Ellett Nope didn't ask. There was an ad out saying that they go for 300 or more working (which they do) and that it had Mechm.Com.Err on the screen and if you know what that means then you know how to fix it. Well now everyone knows what that means. I have too many DAT machines here myself. 4 full size and a DAT Walkman, plus an old car player.
Well, for the cost of the deck in broken condition, plus the cost of the belt, plus the cost from your parts stock and your labor, that's still a bargain compared to what it would cost to buy this deck in working condition.
Definitely the moment to be stoked. Would have loved to see the look on your face once you've seen that "it's alive!"
+Watcher3223 That happened when I found the regulator that was bad.The belt wasn't that much, but shipping it from the states was, and then the exchange. Will be about 26.50 after exchange rate is factored in, so 46.50 my cost. This is obviously the best DAT deck I have now by far, and with only 200 hours on the drum (real hours and you can not reset that counter) this unit will be working for many years. The DA40 was right at the end of DAT lifecycle as far as Tascam went, so this one has very few hours on it.
12voltvids Yeah, just shy of 200 hours on the old "odometer" when you checked it on this video.
Hasn't really been broken in, so to speak.
$46.50 is still a bargain for a barely used, fully working DAT deck, all things considered.
You could resell it and make a nice profit, if you wanted to.
But, I'm guessing that if you really needed a DAT deck, you'll never want to because it's hard to find anything like that at that low of cost.
+Watcher3223
I needed another DAT deck like a need a hole in my head.I now have 4. I record from satellite service on my DTC75ES. The 790 is in the living room. I have the 670, and the DA40 in the studio. The DA40 will be the one I use now as my main deck for recording stuff to the computer. I put 10 hours on it in 3 days.I see there is someone on Ebay asking 300US for a DA40 with the MechComError on the display. I offered him 10 for it, he countered with 90, and I said sorry I already bought one for 20, I offer 10 for broken equipment take it or leave it.I like the format as it is real convenient for recording music service off satellite or TV service and then editing the tracks I want to keep onto the computer. Tape is more forgiving when looking for a song to record, and I can do it digitally. Trying to cue up say my PVR to play the music back is like hearding cats. Press the skip button it goes ahead 30 seconds. Press the back, and it jumps back 7. The search has no sound, so it is real hard to cue things up. On tape it is a snap to do, and when I get tired, I just stop the tape, and when I pick up again the tape is where I left it ready to continue.. Once I get through a tape and get everything off it I want, I bulk erase it, and start over. I have over 100 tapes with lots of stuff recorded over the years including rare bootlegs, but for the most part I use 3 tapes. Every few months I will spend a day recording the playlist from the music service, and then spend the next few weeks copying the tracks I want to my computer. I have gotten thousands of tracks this way, all totally legal as it is no different than recording off the radio.
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I saw that listing, too.
I was shaking my head at that $300 asking price.
And nice arrangement, on getting music from a streaming playlist using DAT whereupon you can send it to the computer (willing to bet you get it from the music player digitally and then send it to the computer digitally through S/PDIF).
How many hours a week do you do this??
+Donald Ellett What repairs. Not very many. When I am board basically.I work full time in another field. I do this when the work comes, in, or when I have something to show. I just got some mice old equipment to look at so there will be some new videos soon.
You just solder small copper wire to that??
+Donald Ellett Yes that is how you generally extend the leads. I could have not been so cheap and spend a few $ to buy a new one, but then there is the fuel to get to the big city to buy the part, or the shipping charges to have one sent out. I have plenty of old scrap boards with good parts just waiting to be put to use. I recycle and reuse when possible.
@@12voltvids a good choice. Save resources and respect our Earth (same philosophy I reuse components from scrap boards)
thanks for this! just got one of these used took a chance on it cuz was cheap tray opened and closed no problems but once i put the tape in tried to catch and play nothing happened and the same error message showed mech error and also sometimes says loading error, nevertheless the tape is stuck in the machine wont come out, looking at the service manual not seeing much info! any thoughts would be greatly appreciated thanks and respect!i wonder if it might be the belt that needs to be changed out or something else but yea that tape is not coming out and dont want to force
Have you changed that dime sized loading belt?
@@12voltvids thats what im going to do waiting on it to show up!!! what about that ribbed belt as well? that one to chang as well? thanks!
@@12voltvids quick update the belt helped to load and unload the tape and it plays perfectly BUT now i cant rewind or fast forward only plays and also when i eject the tape it sticks to something and the tape loop is out with the top cover closed over it, hope im making sense glad i can play tapes but thats all i can do nothing else and lucky the tape doesnt get damaged the way it comes out
does the V00019200A ribbed belt control the FF and REW functions?
if you can fix a MiniDV camera it is the same as the formats use the same tapes.
+DAVID GREGORY KERR No totally different format.Mini DV uses a 6mm ME type tape.DAT uses a 4mm MP type tape.
+12voltvids Sorry but but I have a MiniDV system and it is strange that DAT and MiniDV were not designed to be interchangeable as the tapes look to be the same size cassettes and I do have DAT tapes also but have not used them.
+DAVID GREGORY KERR They are not the same size.DAT cassettes are 1/4" taller and 1/4" wider than mini DV.Mini DV are about 3mm thicker than DAT. Totally different tapes, totally different formats. DAT is for uncompressed audio, and DV uses highly compressed video and audio.There is another DAT format called DA8, which uses an 8mm video tape. The 8mm tape format was used for analog video (video 8 and Hi8) and digital video (Digital 8) and also professional digital multi track audio (DA8)
12voltvids I was going to recommend a belt source,but found they were reducing their inventory. Stumbled onto a forum which recommended this place: www.studiosoundelectronics.com/index.htm A quick look around,it may help with those hard to find belts,etc. I have it bookmarked for future reference meself.
Can you reset the drum time?
+killmore75 I haven't checked if there is an option. Possibly there is a method internal so that a tech could reset it when the drum was replaced. Would have to get a manual to find that out.
Damn Sweeeeeeet ! Ok, you are killing me here .... you got this for 20 bucks !!!! I can’t even win a free coffee from Tims anymore. Just take me outback and shot me now.......
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used in recording studios??? I don't think so. the studio Tascam that was in the studios was the da-60.
I like how this video is 40 mins and 40s long
Anybody, Anywhere,, Can you Please HELP ME !!! Need To Locate one of these BELTS,, Not the long one with small teeth on it, The smaller one... Any HELP would be Greatly Appreciated !!!!!
Couldn't you use an O ring belt on that?? At least it does work
+Donald Ellett No it is too thick. I tried that, and the results were disastrous. Ate the tape.O ring is too stiff, and stalls out the motor. This belt is very fine, and provides good torque transfer, without loading down the motor.Trust me I tried to find a suitable replacement. The though of spending 20.00 US for something that should cost about .50. That's highway robbery, and I am sure they planned it that way. They could have put a toothed belt in like they did for the reel drive pulley driven by the capstan motor. Or they could have made it gear drive. The belt is actually a safety part. If a tape were to jam, or the mechanism were to jam the belt will slip before the torque is high enough to bend parts.
12voltvids, I'm not sure if you're aware or not but you can get the service manual for that model (and many others) from HiFiEngine for free.
Many manuals are available but many times I dont need them.
@@12voltvids I only mentioned it because you said you didn't have one for this unit, thought I'd suggest it, all good. :)
@@nickfatsis9607 np. If it breaks and I can't fix I know where to go.
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HiFi Engine
Has your service manual
Tascam DA40
Obviously I didn't need it did I?
@@12voltvids good to have
I did check it out
You are right no schematics
That little belt cost over $20.00 - wow
+Donald Ellett $20.58 US including shipping. The belt itself was only 9.00, but the shipping ate up the rest. Even though I noticed that the stamp was only 1.20 on the package.
Where did that come from ?? across the ocean
+Donald Ellett The title on the screen said where it came from.Teac America. That would be California.
thumbs up:)
+Jomie Baloan
This is the first mecha.com.err I know if on yt or anywhere on the net.
+12voltvids Wow, that TASCAM DA40 is pretty expensive!
Good stuff!
And....tascam is a teac group?
+Naitoraven951 Yes Teac professional division. Marketed to musicians and recording studios.
two things um not liking much anymore, 1 - tapes, and why, 2 - belts. so many old tape recorders need BELTS, a pain in the ass to find. all to often, it's a pain to get in there to change the dam things. No more belt or wheel drive, uma direct drive nut now. I have an Optimus DCC deck, haven't turned it on in years. I get in moods when I seeiously think about getting rid of ALL TAPE recorders, I have many reel, 8 track, cassette, micro-cassette, dat, and video TAPE recorders,( beta, vhs, vhs-c, 8mm, dv). I much prefer digital. ld, ced, dvd, and hdd disks are nice. BUT now I really like the ALL DIGITAL multi track, multi mode digital recorders, no moving mechanical parts to fail, just zapping. Sony and Olympus both have pocket digicorders that easily fit into a shirt pocket for under 300$, very nice. I really like my PVR with 500gb hdd and dvd burner. TIVO on steroids. iPods killed tapes. Oh those "I don't like tapes" moods, oh woe is me! Don
+umajunkcollector I don't use tape much these days either. All I use is DAT and it is for specific operations. Just to log music from my TV service, and satellite dish.Once the tapes are recorded over the course of a few days, I sit back, and play them, and dump the tracks I want to keep onto the computer to add to my collection. Much more convenient than pissing around with digital recorders. I could do it on my DVR, but the problem is trying to cue things up on that are a total joke. Tape makes it easy. Then when I get tired of dumping tape, I just stop and the next time I feel like recording stuff I start up where I left off. With digital, once you close the file and open it again you start at the beginning of the file.
yup, two different worlds, mechanical editing vs software editing. I like my tape junk WHEN IT WORKS, but get mad when it doesn't, and just want to get rid of it rather than fix. My Teac 3440 quad RtR plays, but record has issues. It just sits there...
Too bad most electronics companies burn consumers for cheap parts like belts & inflated ship costs.
subsequently, the da-40 is CONSUMER. it may say professional but the internal components suggest otherwise.
at 13:57 you have a very important REQUIREMENT: get the SERVICE manual BEFORE you attempt a repair. Without one is like being your own lawyer...its foolish!
Yup, manuals make things SO much easier as you know what you are looking at. I need a manual for my second DA40 as it has some electrical problem that is not power supply relates so I will be sourcing a manual before I repair that one.